Duncan, Weinberg, Genzer & Pembroke represents locally-owned and operated utilities, non-profit organizations, and state agencies that make sustainability integral to their mission and an element of their decision-making process. Our attorneys support achievement of sustainability objectives through representation on energy, environmental, and economic matters.
DWGP’s services supporting sustainability objectives include the following:
Energy
- Policy monitoring and advocacy on climate change adaptation and mitigation, EV charging, hydrogen technologies
- Compliance with energy security requirements (NERC/FERC Reliability Standards; resource adequacy)
- Obtaining federal funding for sustainable practices
- Implementing rate design commensurate with changing customer requirements
- Developing, purchasing, and transferring renewable resources (biomass, geothermal, hydropower, ocean energy – tidal/ocean thermal conversion, solar, wind, as well as hybrid and co-located resources)
- Incorporating reserve and grid resilience planning requirements
- Implementing microgrids, smart technology, storage technologies, risk-based climate change adaptation, green building practices
- Developing transmission projects
Environmental
- Pursuing environmental justice
- Contracting for carbon capture technologies and supporting grant opportunities
- Preparing carbon offsets and futures contracts
- Obtaining grants for carbon recovery, net zero emissions
- Applying clean air and clean water standards
- Documenting and securing energy project environmental attributes
- Preparing project permitting and licensing; defending enforcement
- Applying Renewable Portfolio Standards
- Land use
Economic
- Monitoring programs that support equality of access to sustainable technologies
- Obtaining grants, promoting affordability, and supporting economic development
- Developing industry and infrastructure projects
- Policy support and grant opportunities for smart technology